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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:The_Painted_Veil
gptkb:The_Moon_and_Sixpence
gptkb:The_Letter
gptkb:Of_Human_Bondage
gptkb:The_Razor's_Edge
gptkb:The_Constant_Wife
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:Of_Human_Bondage_(film)
gptkb:The_Razor's_Edge_(film)
The Painted Veil (film)
The Moon and Sixpence (film)
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:London
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Malaya
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Hawthornden_Prize
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize
gptkb:Order_of_Merit
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1874-01-25
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gptkbp:born
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January 25, 1874
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gptkbp:born_in
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1874
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Robin_Maugham
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Robin_Maugham
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gptkbp:death_date
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1965-12-16
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gptkbp:died
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December 16, 1965
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:1965
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:King's_College_London
gptkb:St_Thomas's_Hospital_Medical_School
gptkb:St._Thomas's_Hospital_Medical_School
King's School, Canterbury
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:character_development
satirical writing
psychological insight
exploring moral dilemmas
character studies
satirical observations
writing about expatriates
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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“ The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
“ There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
“ It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”
“ There is no such thing as a good writing, only good rewriting.”
“ We are all of us the worse for too much kindness.”
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:biography
gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:novel
gptkb:drama
gptkb:short_story
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Somerset Maugham
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:George_Orwell
gptkb:Christopher_Isherwood
gptkb:Graham_Greene
gptkb:Ian_Fleming
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Alexander_Chekhov
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:George_Moore
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:short_stories
social commentary
travel writing
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gptkbp:literary_movement
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gptkb:Modernism
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Syrie_Maugham
gptkb:George_Bernard_Shaw
gptkb:Noel_Coward
gptkb:Robin_Maugham
gptkb:Lillian_Hellman
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Rain
gptkb:Of_Human_Bondage
gptkb:Tropic_of_Cancer
gptkb:The_Razor's_Edge
gptkb:The_Luncheon
The Appointment in Samarra
The Verger
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:The_Painted_Veil
gptkb:The_Moon_and_Sixpence
gptkb:Of_Human_Bondage
gptkb:The_Razor's_Edge
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:playwright
gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Nice,_France
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Nice
gptkb:Seychelles
gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:London
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Syrie_Maugham
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:social_class
gptkb:identity
love
human nature
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gptkbp:website
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www.somersetmaugham.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Gift
gptkb:Ian_Fleming
gptkb:play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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